Crime

Man Coming From Atlanta Arrested at Airport After CBP Finds 17 Pounds of Marijuana, Gummies, in His Luggage

ST. THOMAS — A man who reportedly retrieved a suitcase filled with marijuana and cannabis gummies at the airport in St. Thomas is now facing felony charges.  On Monday afternoon, Customs and Border Protection officials summoned officers of the V.I. Police Department's Criminal Investigation Bureau to the Cyril E. King airport.  Responding officers were told that when CBP officers were conducting a routine luggage inspection along with their dogs, they came into contact with some luggage that was suspected to contain a controlled substance.  The CBP officials said a man, later identified as Kiani Jah Fari Smith, retrieved the blue and black luggage from the carousel, and subsequently left the baggage claim area. Smith was detained, and his luggage inspected. It was found to contain almost 17 pounds of a green leafy substance which tested positive for marijuana, as well as some gummies, all vacuum sealed in plastic.  Smith, who arrived on St. Thomas from Atlanta Georgia, was found to...